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2014–15 Buffalo Sabres
Division8th Atlantic
Conference16th Eastern
2014–15 record23–51–8
Home record14–22–5
Road record9–29–3
Goals for161
Goals against274
Team information
General managerTim Murray
CoachTed Nolan
CaptainBrian Gionta
Alternate captainsJosh Gorges
Matt Moulson
ArenaFirst Niagara Center
Average attendance18,580[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsTyler Ennis (20)
AssistsMatt Moulson (28)
PointsTyler Ennis (46)
Penalty minutesNicolas Deslauriers (71)
Plus/minusMark Pysyk (+4)
WinsJhonas Enroth (13)
Goals against averageMichal Neuvirth (2.99)

The 2014–15 Buffalo Sabres season was the 45th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[2] The team finished last place overall in the league with 54 points and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Off-season

Summer sessions

The Sabres held their annual Summer Development Camp for the team's prospects and young players from July 14–18, 2014.[3] The highlight of the camp was the annual Blue-White Game, held on July 15, which drew a crowd of over 8,000 spectators to the First Niagara Center.[4]

The Sabres also sent a team to the Traverse City Prospects Tournament in September.[5]

Training camp

The Sabres played in six pre-season exhibition games before the start of the 2014–15 regular season.[6]

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 50 22 10 43 221 189 +32 110
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 8 47 262 211 +51 108
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 43 25 14 39 235 221 +14 100
4 x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
5 Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
6 Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT x – Ottawa Senators 82 43 26 13 37 238 215 +23 99
2 ME x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 43 27 12 39 221 210 +11 98
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 41 27 14 37 213 211 +2 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 38 29 15 30 206 223 −17 91
5 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 42 35 5 33 236 250 −14 89
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 33 31 18 30 215 234 −19 84
7 ME New Jersey Devils 82 32 36 14 27 181 216 −35 78
8 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 30 41 11 25 188 226 −38 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 30 44 8 25 211 262 −51 68
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 23 51 8 15 161 274 −113 54
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Michal Neuvirth Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 886 in Nashville on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at 2:23 of the second period. — $2,000.00 February 25, 2015[7]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
Record: 23–51–8 (Home: 14–22–5 ; Road: 9–29–3)

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[9]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Jhonas Enroth‡ 37 35 2204 13 21 2 120 3.27 1237 0.903 1 0 0 0
Michal Neuvirth‡ 27 27 1544 6 17 3 77 2.99 941 0.918 0 0 0 0
Anders Lindback† 16 15 891 4 8 2 41 2.76 542 0.924 0 0 0 4
Matt Hackett 5 4 250 0 4 1 18 4.32 155 0.884 0 0 0 0
Andrey Makarov 1 1 60 0 1 0 3 3.00 36 0.917 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones


Transactions

The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:

Trades

June 28, 2014 To Washington Capitals
2nd-round pick in 2014 		To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2014
3rd-round pick in 2014 		[12]
July 1, 2014 To Montreal Canadiens
MIN's 2nd-round pick in 2016 		To Buffalo Sabres
Josh Gorges 		[13]
July 9, 2014 To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Samuels-Thomas 		[14]
December 16, 2014 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Luke Adam 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jerry D'Amigo 		[15]
February 11, 2015 To Winnipeg Jets
Tyler Myers
Drew Stafford
Brendan Lemieux
Joel Armia
1st-round pick in 2015 		To Buffalo Sabres
Evander Kane
Zach Bogosian
Jason Kasdorf 		[16]
February 11, 2015 To Dallas Stars
Jhonas Enroth 		To Buffalo Sabres
Anders Lindback
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 		[17]
March 2, 2015 To Montreal Canadiens
Brian Flynn 		To Buffalo Sabres
5th-round pick in 2016 		[18]
March 2, 2015 To New York Islanders
Michal Neuvirth 		To Buffalo Sabres
Chad Johnson
3rd-round pick in 2016 		[19]
March 2, 2015 To Montreal Canadiens
Torrey Mitchell 		To Buffalo Sabres
Jack Nevins
7th-round pick in 2016 		[20]
March 2, 2015 To Minnesota Wild
Chris Stewart 		To Buffalo Sabres
2nd-round pick in 2017 		[21]

Draft picks

Main article: List of Buffalo Sabres draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Buffalo finished with the league's worst record, but on April 15, 2014, the Florida Panthers won the draft lottery to jump ahead of the Sabres and secure the first overall pick.[51]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 2 Sam Reinhart C  Canada Kootenay Ice (WHL)
2 31 Brendan Lemieux LW  Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 44[a] Eric Cornel C  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
2 49[b] Vaclav Karabacek RW  Czech Republic Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
3 61 Jonas Johansson G  Sweden Brynas IF (J20 SuperElit)
3 74 Brycen Martin D  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5 121 Maxwell Willman C  United States Williston Northampton Wildcats (NEPSAC)
6 151 Christopher Brown C  United States Cranbrook Kingswood
7 181 Victor Olofsson RW  Sweden MODO Hockey (SHL)
Draft notes
  • a Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota, in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[52]
  • b Minnesota's second-round pick will go to Buffalo as the result of trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Minnesota, in exchange for Matt Hackett, Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[53]
  • Buffalo's fourth-round pick will go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on March 4, 2014 that sent Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota, in exchange for this pick.[54]
  • Buffalo's sixth-round pick will not go to the Edmonton Oilers as the result of a trade on December 19, 2013 that sent Linus Omark to Buffalo in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[55] Omark did not play enough games for the Sabres, so the pick was never traded.

References

  1. ^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
  2. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  3. ^ http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=722300
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  5. ^ http://sabrenoise.com/2014/06/23/buffalo-sabres-prospects-participate-traverse-city-tournament/
  6. ^ http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/schedule/_/name/buf/buffalo-sabres
  7. ^ "Sabres' Neuvirth fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment". NHL. February 25, 2015.
  8. ^ This figure encompasses ticket sales. Due to a severe lake-effect snowstorm cutting off all traffic south of Buffalo from the arena, actual seated attendance for the November 18 game was estimated at 6,200.
  9. ^ a b "2014–2015 Regular Season Stats – Points – Buffalo Sabres – Statistics". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ennis, Suter and Lundqvist named stars of the week". NHL. December 15, 2014.
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  15. ^ "SABRES ACQUIRE D'AMIGO FROM BLUE JACKETS FOR ADAM – Buffalo Sabres – News". Buffalo Sabres. December 16, 2014.
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  21. ^ "SABRES ACQUIRE SECOND-ROUND PICK FOR STEWART". Buffalo Sabres. March 2, 2015.
  22. ^ MESZAROS JOINS THE SABRES
  23. ^ McCORMICK RETURNS TO BUFFALO
  24. ^ GIONTA SIGNS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
  25. ^ MOULSON SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL
  26. ^ SABRES SIGN DEFENSEMAN TYSON STRACHAN
  27. ^ Sabres sign forward Dalpe to one-year contract
  28. ^ SABRES SIGN BENOIT TO 1-YEAR DEAL
  29. ^ SABRES SIGN DUPUY TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
  30. ^ SABRES SIGN FORWARD EVAN RODRIGUES
  31. ^ Former Sabre Alexander Sulzer signs 5-year deal in native Germany. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  32. ^ Penguins Sign Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff
  33. ^ Wings add forward, Michigan native Porter
  34. ^ Conacher Agrees To Terms
  35. ^ Sharks Sign Forward John Scott
  36. ^ D’Agostini signs one-year deal with Swiss club
  37. ^ Wednesday's sports transactions (2014-08-06)
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  40. ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=724490
  41. ^ FOLIGNO INKED TO NEW DEAL
  42. ^ Hoppe, Bill (July 5, 2014). Report: Sabres re-sign goalie Matt Hackett. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  43. ^ SABRES SIGN REINHART
  44. ^ SABRES SIGN SAMUELS-THOMAS TO ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT
  45. ^ SABRES SIGN RUHWEDEL TO 2-YEAR CONTRACT
  46. ^ SABRES SIGN ENNIS TO MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
  47. ^ SABRES RE-SIGN ADAM
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  49. ^ Hoppe, Bill (November 19, 2014). Brian Gionta's first goals lead Sabres past Sharks. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  50. ^ a b c d SABRES ADD FOUR TO NOLAN'S COACHING STAFF
  51. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  52. ^ "Wild acquire forward Moulson from Sabres". National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  53. ^ "Jason Pominville traded to Wild by Sabres". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  54. ^ "Wild add veteran goalie Bryzgalov from Oilers". National Hockey League. May 17, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  55. ^ "Sabres get Linus Omark from Oilers for draft pick". National Hockey League. December 19, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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